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The Home Front

The Home Front. Essential Question. What was the role of the home front during the war?. BUILDING A MILITARY. Army was small Selective Service Act of 1917 Volunteers. Who Else Volunteered. African Americans Women. Mobilizing. War Industries Board (WIB) Victory Gardens

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The Home Front

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  1. The HomeFront

  2. Essential Question What was the role of the home front during the war?

  3. BUILDING A MILITARY • Army was small • Selective Service Act of 1917 • Volunteers

  4. Who Else Volunteered • African Americans • Women

  5. Mobilizing • War Industries Board (WIB) • Victory Gardens • Daylight Savings • Power to regulate price and rationing

  6. Propaganda Committee on Public Information (CPI) Ran by George Creel who recruited advertisers to produce posters, speeches, and many other forms of propaganda.

  7. Liberty and Victory Bonds

  8. National War Labor Board(NWLB) • Women- took this opportunity take industrial jobs. • These jobs were not permanent and many return to their old jobs after the war. • Great Migration • African Americans: 300 to 500 thousand moved to northern cities • Mexican Americans: migrated into the Southwest and Midwest.

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